Improvement in saw-sets



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JOHN GABMAN, OF EBENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN sAwsE-rs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,758, dated June 11, 1872.

I, J oHN GARMAN, of Ebensburg, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Saw-Sets, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to a saw-set in which a cam or eccentric is made to impinge upon the saw-tooth, thereby giving it the required set by a gentle pressure. By this means very hard saws may be set without the risk of breaking the teeth, as is often the case when set by a violent blow or stroke, while at the same time it is equally effective in setting saws less highly tempered.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure lis a side View, partly in section, of my improved saw-set, and Fig. 2 is a view in the direction of the arrow in Fig. l.

A represents the saw to be operated upon, and B atable or support for the same. O is a yoke holding the table and cam. D is a screw working into-the yoke-head c to regulate the supporting-table B, which is adjustable in the yoke in order to adapt it to various kinds of saws'. E is a jam-nut with a handle, and is intended to hold the screw D iirmly in position after adjustment. F is a cam, pivoted at fin the yoke, and operated by the handle G. A portion is cut away from the cam, leaving a plain surface, as shown at f', to facilitate the insertion of the sawetooth under the cam-head. b is a movable plate or gauge, fastened to the table by a screw, b, through a slot, b', in the table B. By moving the sliding gauge-plate the set of the saw can be regulated as desired.

This saw-set is adapted for use on both straight and circular saws.

In operation, the saw-tooth is inserted under the cam-head, and, by a movement of the lever-handle G, the cam is made'to impinge on the saw-tooth and give it the required set, as will be clearly perceived by the drawing.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the lever G, cam F, yoke C, and supporting-table B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The supporting-table B, screw D, yoke C, and jam-nut E, combined and arranged substantially as described.

3. The sliding gauge-plate b and supportingtable B, combined and arranged substantially as described.

JOHN GARMAN.

Witnesses:

B. M. J oNEs, E. PHILLIPS. 

